In his latest book, Richard claims that legal institutions and
lawyers are poised to change more radically over the next two decades
than they have over the last two centuries.

The future of legal service, he says, will be neither Grisham
nor Rumpole. Instead, it will be a world of virtual courts,
Internet-based global legal businesses, online document production,
commoditized service, legal process outsourcing, and web-based simulated
practice. Legal markets will be liberalized, with new jobs, and new
employers, for lawyers.

Tomorrow’s Lawyers is a guide to this future – for young and
aspiring lawyers, and for all who want to modernize our legal and
justice systems. It navigates the new legal terrain and offers practical
guidance for those who intend to build careers and businesses in law.

Tomorrow’s Lawyers is divided into three parts. The first
offers an updated restatement of Susskind's views on the future of legal
services, identifying the key drivers of change, and presenting
strategies for coping with the radical changes in the legal market. In
the second part, the author sketches out his predictions for the new
legal landscape, including the future for law firms, the shifting role
of in-house lawyers, and the coming of virtual hearings and online
dispute resolution. The final part focuses on the prospects for
aspiring lawyers, and equips young lawyers with penetrating questions to
put to their current and future employers.